How To Combat Medical Ignorance Of Rare Diseases
Having a rare disease means that not all doctors will know how to treat you. For Christyn Taylor’s daughter, who was diagnosed with pediatric pancreatitis at age 7, this meant countless physicians who either didn’t believe she had the condition or knew nothing about it – factors that continually worsened her illness. To help other families in similar situations, Taylor created a document that gives patients with rare diseases a credible back-up of medical history and current treatment plans when dealing with stubborn physicians. Learn More: https://radiohealthjournal.org/how-to-combat-medical-ignorance-of-rare-diseases
In Good Health · Greg Johnson, Elizabeth Westfield, Maayan Voss de Bettancourt | AURN
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (amplifiedvoices.simplecastaudio.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Having a rare disease means that not all doctors will know how to treat you. For Christyn Taylor’s daughter, who was diagnosed with pediatric pancreatitis at age 7, this meant countless physicians who either didn’t believe she had the condition or knew nothing about it – factors that continually worsened her illness. To help other families in similar situations, Taylor created a document that gives patients with rare diseases a credible back-up of medical history and current treatment plans when dealing with stubborn physicians.
Learn More: https://radiohealthjournal.org/how-to-combat-medical-ignorance-of-rare-diseases
IG: @ingoodhealthpod
YouTube: @ingoodhealthpod
In Good Health Podcast
Subscribed to the newsletter
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.